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According to the script for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fifth season episode "Business as Usual", the T'Pan was a Vulcan science vessel that visited Deep Space 9 in 2373. After a request to dock at the space station, the vessel was assigned to Docking Bay Three. The pronunciation of T'Pan was "tuh-PAWN". The scene in which the T'Pan was mentioned did not make it into the final episode.